Communication Breakdown

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"Over there!" Mulder swam like he had never swum before. He reached the bubbling water and without even thinking he swung the pan with all his might. Smacking the alligator on the head. It released Myers and he floated to the surface, spluttering

"What? Where?" Myers looked around to see Mulder pulling on his arm

"Are you ok?" He asked concerned. Myers nodded

"Yeah I think so" Just then bubbles started to form near them

"Lets get out of here" But before they could someone popped their head out of the water.

"You hit me!" Mulder, Scully, Myers and Harp all looked to see Dean in an alligator suit. They all stopped

"Dean?! You were the alligator?!" Myers asked shocked. Fuller smiled.

"Yeah Miss Swan wanted to see whether your communication skills have improved" Myers face dropped

"I was getting eaten by a cannibalistic Alligator?!" Fuller saw and heard his tone drop.

"Now George, it was just a joke…" He said backing up slowly

"Do you see me laughing?" Myers said moving towards him "I could have been eaten and not even known it!" Fuller backed up quicker

"Come on Myers, it was just some fun!" Mulder said placing a hand on his arm. Myers looked at him for a moment

"You're right" he said eyeing his friend "Lets get back to shore" Fuller wasn't sure whether to follow or go a separate way, so he just followed them. Soon enough they made it back to the others and climbed out. When getting out Myers wrapped an arm around Scully's waist.

"So did you like your little swim, Gorgeous?" Scully rolled her eyes and just glared at him.

"Next time I will drown you myself" She said pushing him away. Just then Miss Swan cleared her throat.

"Alright everyone, go get cleaned up and we'll all meet back on the oval" Everyone groaned as they started to leave just then Dean came over to Myers still dressed in the alligator suit.

"Oh that was fun, I can't wait to…" Myers turned around and Fuller gulped. "...I'm going to go now!" Fuller took off with Myers right behind him

"I'm so going to get you Dean!" Mulder, Scully, Harp and the others watched on in amusement as Dean's suit started to fall around his ankles and he slowed down enough for Myers to tackle him, sending them both down and back into the lake. Mulder and Scully laughed

"I don't think that alligator is coming back any time soon" they watched as water splashed everywhere

"I going to get you! You scared me half to death! I could have died!..." They heard Myers scream. Scully laughed

"No I don't think it is"

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It was sometime later when the groups all met on the oval. Mulder looked across at Scully who was in a black singlet and shorts.

'Wow she looks so good I that' He thought then as if she knew he was thinking about her, she turned and looked at him.

"What?" She asked curiously

"You look good" He replied. Scully just smiled

"You don't know the half of it" She said winking at him. He raised an eyebrow

"Really? I would really…"

"...Like to know more about it" Myers finished, interrupting them. Scully groaned

"Do you have to ruin everything?" Myers leaned over her and whispered in her ear

"Yes" Scully rolled her eyes. And pushed him with her shoulder

"You're annoying me" She stated bluntly

"Ooh do I detect a hint of sarcasm from Agent Scully?" She rolled her eyes and pushed him again "You see that Agent Mulder, she's flirting with me" Mulder watched as Scully's eyes went wide then narrowed.

"I am 'what' with you?" Myers smiled as she turned her head to him. Then in a spit second he pecked her on the lips. Scully reeled back

"You see Agent Mulder, I…" He stopped as Scully slapped him across the face. "Ow! You could have warned me!" Scully crossed her arms

"Now where's the fun in that" She replied, just then Harp came up to them wearing a white singlet and shorts.

"Hello" She said cheerfully. Myers just stared

"Whoa"Harp looked at him

"Is something wrong Agent Myers?" she asked giving him an odd stared. Myers smiled clearing his throat.

"No, not at all" he replied, just then Miss Swan spoke

"Alright as you can see, this next training exercise will a bit harder." She motioned to the obstacle course before them. "Now before we get into that, we have designed a special outside rock climbing wall as you can see over to your right. Now this is going to test your skills in helping each other, as you can see the wall is high and therefore designed to be hard to climb. If your partner gets tired or gives up you must help them until they reach the top, is this clear?"

"Yes miss" Everyone said in unison

"Good. The first pair to go up the wall will be, Agent Myers and Agent Scully" Scully's mouth dropped

"What?! You have got to be kidding me!" She complained. Myers on the other hand was smiling

"Don't tell me Agent Scully is scared?" Scully glared at him

"I'll show you scared" she muttered angrily, then she walked through the crowd and got strapped into the safety harness. Myers did the same. Soon enough they were off and climbing. After a few minutes they were half way and Myers was ahead of Scully by only half a body length and he was already slowing down.

"Oh God I'm unfit!" he groaned as heaved another step up.

"I could have told you that before you stepped off the ground" Scully replied slowing down slightly.

"Hey I'm not the only one that's slowing down here" Myers said back to her. Scully looked up at him

"Are you implying something Agent Myers?" Scully asked defensively, Myers was about to say some thing when a call came from the ground

"Hurry up, we still have more groups to get through" Miss Swan yelled at them. Scully placed her head on the wall

"I am so going to shoot something when I get down" She muttered and kept climbing. Myers on the other hand had given up

"I give up! I can't do it!" He let go of the wall and just hung there on his harness. Scully looked up at him

"You what?!" She climbed up so she was level with him. "You can't do this to me! Now it's my job to get that sorry butt of yours up this wall!" She let go of the wall and swung and kicked him up the behind. Myers jumped and went a little higher

"Ow!, hey that's tender! Don't do it!" He said rubbing his butt. Scully smiled, going a little higher as well

"I'm sorry, do it? Was that what you said?" Scully kicked him again and he managed to heave up the harness a little further

"No! I said don't do it!" he argued, glaring at her. She smiled

"Right I got you, do it!"

"No!" but again she kicked him. "Ow! You know if you just communicate with me I may just follow you" Myers said heaving up a little more. Scully smiled

"Oh but I am communicating with you" Myers glared at her

"How, by kicking me? There are rules about this you know" He said moving up more. Scully nodded squinting slightly

"Think about it Agent Myers, if I held a gun at your head what does that tell you?"

"That you want to kill me?" he asked bluntly

"Exactly, so if I wave a hand at you and turn away that tells you?…"

"You want me to go away?" she smiled

"You're good Agent Myers…" She said sarcastically "Now so if I kick you in the butt whilst climbing a wall what does that tell you?" Myers nodded slowly, pursing his lips.

"You want me to get my sorry butt up this wall" He looked down at her

"Couldn't have said it better myself" She said heaving up a little bit. All the while the onlookers were laughing quietly.

"Now you see that wasn't so hard Agent Scully…" Suddenly the safety harness slipped. Myers grabbed on but it was too late it in a split second it broke and he fell down the wall until he hit the ground.

"Oof!" Myers rolled over on the grass and held his ribs "I think I broke something." Just then Scully unhooked herself and landed on the ground safely. She walked over to him and knelt down

"Myers? Are you ok?" She asked concerned, feeling his ribs. Myers looked up at her

"I think I need a kiss" Scully rolled her eyes and slapped him on the chest before she stood up and walked over to Mulder and Harp.

"He's ok, I'm getting a drink" Harp looked at Mulder as Scully walked passed

"Well that went well" Mulder smiled

"Yeah, it did" He replied. Suddenly Miss Swan walked in the centre of the group. Myers rolled over and looked up at her.

"I think I need a hug" She rolled her eyes.

"Alright, next on the wall is…"

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A/N

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